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"Kaido's... daughter?!"
The Marines broke out in cold sweat from shock.
That "Strongest Creature" Kaido, he has a daughter?
Aokiji was equally shocked.
He hadn't expected a simple question to uncover such a huge secret that could shake the entire world.
Yamato tilted her head in confusion, watching the Marines' reactions.
"Is there a problem?"
"Of course there is!!"
The Marines collectively bristled.
The Marines didn't know Kaido had a daughter. If they had known earlier, they would have tried every possible way to gather all relevant information.
"Well, never mind."
Yamato didn't care about exposing her identity. She raised her spiked club towards Aokiji, her entire body trembling with excitement.
Her intuition told her that the Marine in front of her was very strong!
That immensely powerful aura felt second only to her father and that Red-Haired swordsman.
Since that was the case, she would participate in the battle with all her might!
"Awoo!"
Yamato howled like a wolf, a huge furry tail sprouting from behind her. Then her limbs swelled and grew larger, her face elongated and deformed, and white misty ribbons extended upwards from her hands, connecting behind her neck.
Okuchi no Makami: Human-Beast Form!
"Sorry, Uncle!"
Yamato radiated a chilling aura.
"Daichi is doing something important. I can't let you disturb him. If you want to pass through here, you'll have to defeat me first!"
Aokiji's gaze darkened.
Kaido's daughter is a Devil Fruit user, and a powerful Mythical Zoan!
"Sizzle~~"
Ice crystals spread from Aokiji's feet, rapidly expanding outwards, instantly covering the entire coast. Even the seawater was frozen!
"Huh?!"
Yamato lowered her head in surprise.
Her paws were frozen!
Aokiji didn't miss the opportunity. He radiated an astonishing cold aura, condensing an ice ball between his hands and flinging it towards Yamato!
"Ice Ball!"
"Roar!"
Yamato watched the ice ball approach, wanting to dodge but unable to move. She was directly hit in the face by the ice ball, her entire body frozen within a block of ice.
The next moment, cracks appeared on the surface of the ice ball, shattering like glass. Yamato inside was completely unharmed.
This scene left the Marines dumbfounded.
"Her body didn't shatter!"
In the past, enemies frozen by Admiral Aokiji, if they couldn't unfreeze in time, their bodies would shatter along with the ice.
But Kaido's daughter was acting as if nothing had happened.
Judging by her expression, she even seemed quite happy.
"It's so cool!"
Yamato vigorously shook her head, shaking off the ice chips from her ears, then raised her right hand, and ice cones condensed around her!
"I'm coming, Uncle!"
"As expected, she has the same attribute as me, no wonder I couldn't freeze her!"
Aokiji also raised his palm, and the same number of ice cones condensed beside him, shooting towards Yamato!
"Boom!!!"
The ice cones collided, and an ice mist formed from shattered ice spread outwards.
"Crack!"
Dark clouds rolled in the sky, and dazzling lightning struck down. Under the illumination of the lightning, two figures appeared in the ice mist!
Both rushed towards each other at the same time!
If abilities couldn't work, then only Haki and physical combat remained!
"Thunder Bagua!"
"Ice Fist!"
"Boom!!!"
The biting cold wind dispersed the mist, revealing the two combatants. The spiked club slammed into Aokiji's face, and Aokiji's Ice Fist also struck Yamato's face!
The next moment, both flew backward at the same time!
"Boom!!!"
Two plumes of smoke rose into the sky!
"Ooh ooh ooh!!!"
Yamato burst out of the smoke, leaping into mid-air. Her spiked club spun in the air, with ice and Haki both coiling around it under the lightning.
Since she was eight years old, she had challenged her father Kaido again and again, suffering crushing defeats each time, but also gaining strength because of it.
At this moment, she was immensely grateful for all those years of crushing defeats, which gave her the ability to block the powerful enemy in front of her.
No matter how many enemies there were, until Daichi returned—
She would absolutely not fall!
"Hallowed Glacier Slash!!!"
A frosty white star dragged a long, fiery tail, like a glacier descending from the sky, crashing down with endless power!
Aokiji looked up at the sky, his pupils contracting.
"Boom!!!"
The coast rumbled violently, and a massive iceberg appeared before everyone's eyes!
When the tremor stopped, Aokiji's body condensed on the iceberg, hot blood slowly trickling down his forehead.
Yamato stood at the other end of the iceberg.
There was no time to rest. Both leaped up and rushed towards each other again!
"Ooh ooh ooh!!!"
At this moment, deep within Punk Hazard.
Outside the remaining research laboratory.
"Eh?!"
Caesar looked towards the coast in fright.
Even though he hadn't mastered Observation Haki, he could feel the commotion over there now. The island was trembling from time to time!
What exactly happened?!
"Daichi-sama, over there?"
"Hurry up."
Daichi walked into the laboratory with a poker face.
He knew Yamato was fighting and his subordinates might be surrounded by the Marines, but what he should do now was to speed up rather than dwell on it.
"Caesar, what I'm looking for is the artificial devil fruit"
"Ah???"
Caesar nearly froze.
"The failed Artificial Blue Dragon Fruit?"
"That thing is indeed in the lab, but what's the use of it!"
It was incomprehensible.
It was just a failed experiment, yet Daichi cared so much about it, even taking huge risks.
In his eyes, that Artificial Azure Dragon Fruit, which cost a huge amount and took nearly twenty years to replicate, was Vegapunk's biggest disgrace in his life!
Every time he saw that failed product, his mood couldn't help but feel cheerful.
"That's not a question you should be asking."
Daichi's expression turned cold.
"If you can't find it, I'll kill you!"
Caesar's hands and feet turned cold with terror.
He didn't think Daichi was bluffing!
He would really die!
"Daichi-sama, this way!"
Caesar floated forward with all his might, using every ounce of strength he had, reaching the destination in just ten minutes.
"Hoo~ hoo~~"
He was tired, he was going to die of exhaustion!
"Splash!"
The container holding the Artificial Azure Dragon Fruit was smashed open by Daichi.
Daichi picked up the fruit and swallowed it without hesitation. The Groudon inside his body had been waiting for a long time and bit into it.
It could feel that the power contained within this fruit was very compatible with it, and it was the key to its next evolution.
When the entire fruit was eaten, Groudon curled up into a ball and fell into a deep sleep. The red armor on its body surface gradually lit up with light, then dimmed, continuously cycling.
During this process, its size kept increasing!
Outside.
Daichi's pupils turned red, and his entire body's muscles instantly swelled to their limit, with all the veins on his skin surface protruding, like terrifying bloody fishing nets.
Power continuously surged out!
"Waaah!"
Caesar was so frightened that he stumbled backward, scrambling out of the laboratory and hiding behind a wall pillar in terror.
At this moment, Daichi was more terrifying than a demon in his eyes. Just the aura he unintentionally released nearly suffocated him.
After an unknown amount of time.
Daichi walked out of the room. He seemed to have thinned down considerably compared to before, his physique was more balanced, and his entire body's muscles shone with a polished luster, while all the old battle scars had disappeared.
Also, he now had long red hair, floating behind him, completely different from his previous rough appearance.
Caesar's eyes widened.
Who are you, handsome?
"Hmm?"
Daichi looked at the long hair beside him, his brows furrowing. He extended his palm, and sharp claws popped out from his fingertips.
With a few swipes, the long hair fell.
Touching his smooth head, Daichi revealed a satisfied smile.
This was much more refreshing!
To be a pirate, one had to be fierce.
"Let's go, Caesar!"
"Let that group of Marines who provoked us pay the price!"